Chwanya Surname
Approximately 156 people bear this surname
Chwanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 156 | 1:296,025 | 18,882 |
Chwanya (10) may also be a first name.
Chwanya Demographics
Chwanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Chwanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chwanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chwanya is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chwanya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,398,030th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chwanya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Chwanya is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name globally, borne by 10 people.
The surname Chwanya is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 296,025. In Kenya Chwanya is most frequent in: Homa Bay County, where 90 percent live, Migori County, where 3 percent live and Nakuru County, where 3 percent live.
Chwanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwanya | 92 | 44 | / |
| Chuanya | 86 | 15 | / |
| Chwania | 86 | 1 | / |
| Khwaunya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jwanya | 77 | 21 | / |
| Huanya | 77 | 7 | / |
| Hwanja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chbania | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chuanye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Khuanya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Khwanja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hwanhyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Hwanjai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chuanyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hwanhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hwanyee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chwange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khwanjai | 67 | 59 | / |
| Khwanyoi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Khwanyoo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chuanyoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chuanjai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuanjia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chuanjah | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chwanya
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